Julia Kuhn
Violinist • Baroque Violinist
Violin tutor
German violinist Julia Kuhn is an internationally sought after concertmaster, chamber musician, soloist, and teacher. She is co-leader of The Hanover Band, principal second violin with the Academy of Ancient Music, and guest principal second violin with Camerata Salzburg. She has appeared as leader and soloist with the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment (OAE), The English Concert, the Irish Baroque Orchestra, The Mozartists, and the Orquestra Barroca Casa da Música Porto, among others.
Julia is a dedicated violin teacher and has taught masterclasses and workshops on both modern and baroque violin in the USA, UK, Hong Kong, Brazil, and Germany. She is artistic director for the St Blasius Early Music Summer Concert Series in Kaufbeuren, Germany, and curator for the OAE's Night Shift 23/24 concert series.
She is an Associate of the Royal Academy of Music (ARAM), London, and holds an MA with distinction in Baroque Violin from the Royal Academy of Music, London, as well as a BA with distinction in Violin Performance from the Mozarteum University, Salzburg. Julia splits her time between Germany and the UK.
Performances
"Julia Kuhn enchanted the audience with her playing"
Ute Lawrenz, Hessische/Niedersächsische Allgemeine, May 2025
"Julia Kuhn serenades quite beautifully"
Ian Patterson, Theatre News, May 2024
"These instrumentalists form a highly skilled ensemble of course, with [...] Julia Kuhn, offering eloquent solos"
Roy Westbrook, Bachtrack, March 2024
"Julia Kuhn shows an impressive demonstration of different styles"
Martin Frei, Allgäuer Zeitung, January 2024
"... the instrumental playing is so wonderful, especially first violinist Julia Kuhn..."
David Nice, The Arts Desk, Feb 2022
Teaching
"I had lots of “take-aways” from the Masterclass organised by the Hong Kong Musicus Society. Ms. Julia Kuhn not only shedded inspirational thoughts on the musical aspects of the piece I was learning, i.e. Vieuxtemps Violin Concerto No.4, but she also demonstrated the techniques that I had long been struggling with - bow distribution and movement of the right arm especially when playing chords. She also taught me the projection and planning of dynamics, creating a mysterious atmosphere in the beginning of the piece. I hope I will have chances to learn more from her in the future!"
Angela, 12. Music's Society Masterclasses, Hong Kong 2023
Gallery
Diary (selection)
Upcoming tours, masterclasses, and solo and chamber music recitals (selection)
January 24th-February 1st, Masterclass for Baroque Violin and chamber music, Curitiba, Brazil
January 26th, violin duo recital with Simon Standage, Curitiba, Brazil
February 15th, Baroque violin recital with Trio La Folia, Handel House Halle, Germany
February 16th, Baroque violin recital with Trio La Folia, Festsaal Kloster Irsee, Germany
February 20th, Violin solo recital, "Forbidden Music" in the NS regime, Stadtmuseum Kaufbeuren, Germany
February 23rd. Baroque violin recital with Trio La Folia, Greifenberger Werkstattkonzerte, Germany
March 15th, Bach Double violin concerto with Academy of Ancient Music, Malvern, UK
March 16th, Baroque violin recital with Trio La Folia, Seaford Music Society, UK
April 14th, Hanover Band String Quartet recital, Haydn "Seven Last Words", Arundel, UK
April 23rd, recital "Music from the British Isles" for the OAE Nightshift, The Old Queens Head, Islington, London, UK
May 14th&15th, Bach "Art of Fugue", Academy of Ancient Music, Cambridge&London, UK
May 19th, chamber music recital with Nicholas McGegan, Händelfestspiele Göttingen, Germany
May 21st, concertos for 2-4 violins, Academy of Ancient Music, Chipping Campden, UK
